1966 World Outdoor Bowls Championship

The 1966 Men's World Outdoor Bowls Championship [1] was held at Kyeemagh, New South Wales, Australia, from 10–23 October 1966.
David Bryant won the singles which was held in a round robin format.[2]
The pairs and triples gold went to Australia which helped them win the overall team competition called the WM Leonard Cup. The fours gold was claimed by New Zealand.[3][4] [5]

Men's World Outdoor Championships 1966
1st Men's World Outdoor Bowls Championships
Location Kyeemagh, New South Wales
Date(s)10–23 October 1966.
CategoryWorld Bowls Championship
1969 

Medallists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Singles
David Bryant

John Hershaw

Roy Fulton
Men's Pairs
Geoff Kelly
Bert Palm

Tommy Press
Norman Snowy Walker

Cedric Smith
David Bryant
Men's Triples
Don Collins
Athol Johnson
John Dobbie

Sandy Houston
Karl Beacom
John Henderson

Kelvin Lightfoot
Tommy Harvey
Leon Kessel
Men's Fours
Norm Lash
Ron Buchan
Gordon Jolly
Bill O'Neill

Don Collins
Athol Johnson
John Dobbie
Bert Palm

Willie Adrain
Willie Dyet
Bert Thomson
Harry Reston
Men's Team Australia Scotland England

Results

Men's Singles - Round Robin

Round Date Tie 1 Tie 2 Tie 3 Tie 4 Tie 5 Tie 6 Tie 7 Tie 8
Round 1Oct 17Eng 21 Jer 12SAf 18 Ken 21Nzl 21 Hkg 12Rho 21 Aus 14Sco 20 Ire 21Can 18 Mwi 21USA 21 Wal 17Fij 21 PNG 14
Round 2Oct 17Eng 21 Ken 17USA 21 SAf 12Mwi 21 Nzl 19Rho 19 Sco 21Aus 21 Fij 8Can 20 Hkg 21Ire 13 Jer 21Wal 21 PNG 13
Round 3Oct 17USA 9 Eng 21Jer 13 SAf 21Nzl 21 Can 12Fij 8 Rho 21Mwi 7 Aus 21Sco 21 Wal 19Ire 21 Ken 16HKg 21 PNG 18
Round 4Oct 19MWi 12 USA 21PNG 18 Ire 21Fij 17 Nzl 21Ken 21 Hkg 15Jer 16 Sco 21Wal 21 Rho 14Can 10 Eng 21SAf 21 Aus 10
Round 5Oct 19Eng 21 PNG 18Sco 21 SAf 14Nzl 21 Wal 20Rho 21 USA 15Aus 21 Hkg 20Can 21 Ken 15Ire 21 Fij 15Jer 16 Mwi 21
Round 6Oct 19SAf 21 PNG 15Nzl 21 Aus 14Eng 21 Mwi 14Rho 21 Ken 8Sco 21 Hkg 17Can 7 Fij 21Ire 21 USA 10Wal 21 Jer 5
Round 7Oct 20Rho 21 Jer 9Can 21 PNG 11Aus 21 Wal 17Eng 21 Ire 13SAf 21 Mwi 10Nzl 21 Ken 14Sco 21 Fij 15USA 21 Hkg 18
Round 8Oct 20Nzl 17 Sco 21USA 21 Ken 19Jer 19 Can 21Eng 21 Fij 5SAf 10 Wal 21Rho 9 Ire 21Aus 11 PNG 21Mwi 14 Hkg 21
Round 9Oct 20Hkg 16 Fij 21Wal 21 Mwi 4Rho 21 PNG 8USA 20 Jer 21Eng 21 Sco 18SAf 21 Can 15Nzl 13 Ire 21Aus 21 Ken 9
Round 10Oct 21Ire 21 Wal 10Can 5 USA 21Sco 21 Ken 7SAf 21 Fij 15Eng 21 Hkg 8Nzl 21 PNG 17Rho 14 Mwi 21Jer 7 Aus 21
Round 11Oct 21Sco 21 PNG 2Rho 21 Can 12Fij 21 Can 7Eng 18 Wal 21SAf 21 Hkg 12Nzl 21 Jer 2Aus 17 USA 21Ire 21 Mwi 12
Round 12Oct 22Ken 21 PNG 16Sco 19 Mwi 21SAf 21 Ire 19Nzl 21 USA 18Eng 21 Aus 9Rho 21 Hkg 13Can 14 Wal 21Jer 21 Fij 15
Round 13Oct 22Wal 21 Ken 18Fij 21 Mwi 18Aus 20 Sco 21Can 8 Ire 21Eng 21 Rho 19SAf 21 Nzl 17USA 21 PNG 18Jer 12 Hkg 21
Round 14Oct 23PNG 21 Mwi 19Sco 20 USA 21Eng 21 Nzl 5SAf 21 Rho 10Aus 21 Can 16Ire 21 Hkg 16Jer 21 Ken 16Wal 21 Fij 7
Round 15Oct 23Aus 21 Ire 12Mwi 21 Ken 12Sco 21 Can 15Nzl 20 Rho 21Eng 21 SAf 18USA 21 Fij 14Wal 21 Hkg 17Jer 13 PNG 21
Pos Player P W L F A Pts
1 David Bryant1514131219628
2 John Hershaw1511430824522
3 Roy Fulton1511428823122
4 Maldwyn Evans1510529322520
5 Norman Snowy Walker1510528224320
6 Arthur Hartley1510528225720
7 Bill Jackson159627423318
8 Geoff Kelly159627023618
9 Phil Skoglund158727326016
10 Harry Lakin156923628712
11 Augusto Pereira154112482958
12 Cliff de Rungary154112352858
13 Graham Bewhay154112102958
14 Len Smales154112082868
15 Jack Spears153122322956
16 Sandy Houston153122152976

Men's Pairs - Round Robin

Section A

Round Tie 1 Tie 2 Tie 3 Tie 4
Round 1Eng 22 USA 12Can 33 Ire 13Ken 30 Jer 13Nzl 34 Mwi 5
Round 2Ken 13 Ire 21USA 19 Nzl 12Mwi 7 Eng 30Can 37 Jer 10
Round 3Mwi 21 USA 29Eng 23 Can 12Jer 17 Ire 26Nzl 34 Ken 10
Round 4Can 24 Mwi 13Ire 14 Nzl 19USA 27 Jer 17Ken 16 Eng 24
Round 5Jer 16 Nzl 20Mwi 21 Ken 18Eng 19 Ire 10USA 9 Can 21
Round 6Jer 4 Eng 26Ken 16 USA 17Ire 18 Mwi 12Nzl 23 Can 17
Round 7USA 22 Ire 17Eng 18 Nzl 26Can 20 Ken 14Mwi 16 Jer 25
Pos Player P W D L F A Pts
1 Cedric Smith & David Bryant76011738712
2 Ron Buchan & Phil Skoglund76011689912
3 Ray Reidel & Joe Dorsch750216411610
4 Ezra Wyeth & Arthur Hartley750213512610
5 Joe McPartland & Patrick McGuirk73041191356
6 Dennis Coombes & Cliff de Rungary71061171502
7 Graham Bewhay & Cyril Cracknell71061021822
8 Harry Lakin & Jack Patterson7106951782

Section B

Round Tie 1 Tie 2 Tie 3 Tie 4
Round 1Rho 26 Sco 19SAf 27 PNG 16Aus 22 Wal 15Fij 22 Hkg 18
Round 2Aus 15 SAf 26Fij 16 Sco 23PNG 19 Wal 23Rho 17 Hkg 15
Round 3Fij 19 Rho 25Hkg 25 Aus 12Wal 16 SAf 19Sco 20 PNG 14
Round 4SAf 26 Hkg 21Aus 37 Sco 12PNG 13 Fij 30Rho 12 Wal 18
Round 5Fij 17 Aus 18Rho 29 PNG 12Wal 17 Hkg 15Sco 24 SAf 10
Round 6Aus 17 Rho 19Wal 16 Sco 31SAf 26 Fij 11Hkg 22 PNG 15
Round 7Sco 19 Hkg 19Fij 27 Wal 14PNG 13 Aus 34Rho 18 SAf 14
Pos Player P W D L F A Pts
1 Geoff Knott & Bill Jackson760114611412
2 Tommy Press & Norman Snowy Walker750214812110
3 John Hershaw & Willie Adrain74121481389
4 Geoff Kelly & Bert Palm73041551278
5 Len Smales & Gordon Maxwell73041421376
6 Brian Maund & Evan Aeron John73041191456
7 Eric Liddell & Augusto Pereira72141351285
8 Barry Welsh & Jack Spears70071021850

Final Round

Round Tie 1 Tie 2 Tie 3 Tie 4
Round 1Eng 15 Aus 22Nzl 10 Sco 18Can 15 SAf 27USA 12 Rho 19
Round 2USA 17 SAf 21Can 12 Rho 17Nzl 25 Aus 26Eng 18 Sco 15
Round 3Eng 26 SAf 20Nzl 18 Rho 15Can 16 Aus 18USA 18 Sco 20
Round 4USA 25 Aus 24Can 19 Sco 18Nzl 15 SAf 17Eng 18 Rho 16
Pos Team P W L F A Pts
1 Australia43190816+
2 South Africa43185726
3 England43177736
4 Scotland42271654
5 Rhodesia42267604
6 United States41372842
7 New Zealand41368762
8 Canada41362802

+ Position decided on (Shots For) if points are tied.

Men's Triples - Round Robin

Section A

Round Tie 1 Tie 2 Tie 3 Tie 4
Round 1SAf 21 Wal 14Can 20 Aus 18Eng 27 Jer 23PNG 24 Fij 15
Round 2Eng 24 Fij 17PNG 13 Aus 25Can 17 SAf 24Wal 24 Jer 16
Round 3Aus 31 Eng 11Jer 15 PNG 24Can 14 Wal 31SAf 34 Fij 13
Round 4Wal 13 Aus 28Fij 15 Can 25Jer 7 SAf 48Eng 31 PNG 19
Round 5Can 12 Eng 29PNG 24 Wal 19SAf 29 Aus 12Jer 17 Fij 23
Round 6Jer 13 Can 22Eng 14 Wal 13Fij 18 Aus 25SAf 30 PNG 12
Round 7Eng 12 SAf 19Wal 43 Fij 12Can 27 PNG 13Aus 33 Jer 18
Pos Player P W D L F A Pts
1 Kelvin Lightfoot, Tommy Harvey & Leon Kessel77002038714
2 John Dobbie, Don Collins & Athol Johnson750217212010
3 Bobby Stenhouse, Tom Brown & Mick Cooper750214813410
4 Sandy Houston, Karl Beacom & John Henderson74031371438
5 Maldwyn Evans, John Thomas & Jock Thompson73041571296
6 Alan Ramsbocham, Wally Jackson & Eric Carburn73041291626
7 Jock Noble, Peter Oates & Max Bay71061131922
8 Harold Lines, Arthur Crossley & Harold Tunwell70071092010

Section B

Round Tie 1 Tie 2 Tie 3 Tie 4
Round 1Hkg 23 Ire 17Ken 23 Sco 20Nzl 22 USA 14Rho 25 Mwi 17
Round 2Hkg 13 Nzl 31USA 21 Rho 17Mwi 18 Ken 17Sco 18 Ire 18
Round 3Rho 30 Ken 8Nzl 18 Sco 17Ire 11 USA 26Hkg 20 Mwi 24
Round 4Ire 17 Rho 22USA 30 Hkg 21Sco 22 Mwi 19Ken 14 Nzl 25
Round 5Mwi 20 Nzl 18Ken 6 Ire 26Rho 30 Hkg 17Sco 17 USA 17
Round 6Rho 12 Sco 28USA 25 Mwi 14Nzl 23 Ire 18Hkg 25 Ken 8
Round 7Ken 10 USA 21Nzl 22 Rho 24Sco 24 Hkg 18Mwi 21 Ire 13
Pos Player P W D L F A Pts
1 Harold Esch, Ron Veitch & Jim Candelet751115411211
2 Cappie Royston, Edgar Morris & Ronnie Turner750216013010
3 Norm Lash, Gordon Jolly & Bill O'Neill750215912010
4 Harry Reston, Willie Dyet & Bert Thomson73221461258
5 Alastair Davidson, Alexander Sandy Ross & Albert Hall74031331408
6 Eduardo Remedios, Abdul Kitchell & Ronald Girard72051371644
7 Charlie Taylor, Cecil Beck & Roy Fulton71151201393
8 Malvin Katzler, Laurie Lawrence & Harry Smith7106861652

Final Round

Round Tie 1 Tie 2 Tie 3 Tie 4
Round 1SAf 17 Sco 20Aus 32 Nzl 9Eng 9 Rho 21Can 22 USA 22
Round 2Can 35 Rho 10Eng 17 USA 26Aus 39 Sco 10SAf 17 Nzl 26
Round 3SAf 26 Rho 12Aus 26 USA 24Eng 16 Sco 15Can 17 Nzl 22
Round 4Can 25 Sco 17Eng 23 Nzl 21Aus 22 Rho 18SAf 27 USA 20
Pos Team P W D L F A Pts
1 Australia4400119618
2 Canada421199715
3 South Africa420287784
4 New Zealand420278894
5 England420265834
6 United States411292923
7 Scotland410362972
8 Rhodesia410361922

Men's Fours - Round Robin

Section A

Round Tie 1 Tie 2 Tie 3 Tie 4
Round 1SAf 31 Ken 15Jer 12 Wal 25Nzl 20 Ire 18Can 29 PNG 9
Round 2PNG 20 Nzl 17Wal 12 SAf 15Ken 22 Can 12Ire 34 Jer 5
Round 3Wal 37 PNG 11SAf 19 Ire 14Nzl 13 Can 22Jer 18 Ken 14
Round 4Jer 9 Nzl 27Wal 8 Can 23Ken 8 Ire 35PNG 10 SAf 34
Round 5Nzl 24 Wal 18PNG 19 Ken 28Jer 5 SAf 32Can 22 Ire 18
Round 6PNG 30 Jer 11Nzl 30 Ken 11Can 24 SAf 12Ire 9 Wal 29
Round 7SAf 17 Nzl 23Can 33 Jer 10Ken 21 Wal 25PNG 22 Ire 20
Pos Player P W D L F A Pts
1 Ray Reidel, Joe Dorsch, John Henderson & Karl Beacom76011659212
2 Kelvin Lightfoot, Tommy Harvey, Tommy Press, Leon Kessel750216010310
3 Norm Lash, Ron Buchan, Gordon Jolly & Bill O'Neill750215411510
4 Evan Aeron John, Brian Maund, John Thomas & Jock Thompson74031541158
5 Alan Ramsbocham, Barry Welsh, Wally Jackson & Eric Carburn73041211766
6 Charlie Taylor, Cecil Beck, Joe McPartland & Patrick McGuirk72051481254
7 Malvin Katzler, Laurie Lawrence, Dennis Coombes & Harry Smith72051191704
8 Harold Lines, Arthur Crossley, Harold Tunwell & Cyril Cracknell7106701952

Section B

Round Tie 1 Tie 2 Tie 3 Tie 4
Round 1Eng 22 Fij 22Rho 12 USA 24Aus 12 Sco 20Mwi 18 Hkg 15
Round 2USA 15 Aus 24Sco 18 Eng 26Fij 14 Mwi 21Hkg 16 Rho 15
Round 3Mwi 9 Sco 35Eng 20 Hkg 20Rho 22 Aus 23USA 30 Fij 13
Round 4Hkg 15 Aus 29Rho 25 Fij 13Sco 18 USA 15Eng 27 Mwi 10
Round 5Fij 11 Aus 30Mwi 18 Rho 13USA 20 Eng 14Sco 28 Hkg 12
Round 6Rho 13 Eng 25Hkg 17 USA 18Aus 22 Mwi 17Fij 12 Sco 22
Round 7Hkg 22 Fij 16Eng 19 Aus 16Rho 16 Sco 24USA 23 Mwi 16
Pos Player P W D L F A Pts
1 Willie Adrain, Willie Dyet, Bert Thomson & Harry Reston760116610212
2 Don Collins, Athol Johnson, John Dobbie & Bert Palm750215611910
3 Bobby Stenhouse, Tom Brown, Mick Cooper & Cedric Smith742115311910
4 Harold Esch, Ron Veitch, Ezra Wyeth & Jim Candelet750214511410
5 Alastair Davidson, Jack Patterson, Alexander 'Sandy' Ross & Albert Hall73041091496
6 Eduardo Remedios, Abdul Kitchell, Ronald Girard & Eric Liddell72141171455
7 Eddie White, Cappie Royston, Edgar Morris & Geoff Knott71061161432
8 Jock Noble, Peter Oates, Max Bay & Gordon Maxwell70161011721

Final Round

Round Tie 1 Tie 2 Tie 3 Tie 4
Round 1Nzl 24 Aus 18SAf 24 Eng 24Sco 24 Wal 24Can 25 USA 13
Round 2Nzl 21 Sco 21Aus 36 Wal 10USA 22 SAf 17Can 23 Eng 20
Round 3Aus 28 Can 15Sco 22 SAf 21Nzl 25 USA 15Wal 23 Eng 18
Round 4Sco 26 Can 13Aus 21 SAf 20Nzl 23 Egn 17USA 18 Wal 14
Pos Team P W D L F A Pts
1 New Zealand431093717
2 Australia4301103696
3 Scotland422093796
4 Canada420276874
5 United States420268814
6 Wales411271963
7 South Africa401382891
8 England401379931

W.M.Leonard Trophy

The scoring for the overall team title was four points for the winner of an event, three points for the runner-up, two points for third place and one point for fourth place.[6]

Pos Team Singles Pairs Triples Fours Total
1 Australia044311
2 Scotland31026
3 England42006
4 South Africa03205
5 New Zealand00145
6 Canada00314
7 Ireland20002
8 Wales10001

References

  1. "1966 World Championships".
  2. ""Title goes to Bryant." Times [London, England] 24 Oct. 1966". The Times Digital Archive.
  3. Sullivan, Patrick (1986). Guinness Bowls Records. Guinness Superlatives Ltd. ISBN 0-85112-414-3.
  4. ""Australia's Titles." Times [London, England] 17 Oct. 1966". The Times Digital Archive.
  5. Hawkes/Lindley, Ken/Gerard (1974). the Encyclopaedia of Bowls. Robert Hale and Company. ISBN 0-7091-3658-7.
  6. Ampol Petroleum Ltd (1966). First World Bowls Championship Pre ISBN. Public Relations Dept, Ampol Petroleum Ltd, Sydney, Australia.
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